05/24/2026
Happy closing to the entire company of It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken!
Thank you to our incredible audiences, partners, sponsors, volunteers, staff, creative team, cast, and to The Tragically Hip for the music that brought us together night after night. What a journey!
It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Songs by The Tragically Hip
Book by Ahmed Moneka & Jesse LaVercombe
Directed by Mary Francis Moore
Orchestrations and Music Supervision by Bob Foster
Choreography by Marc Kimelman
CAST
Praneet Akilla - Waleed Understudy
Rebecca Auerbach - Abigail
Dharma Bizier - Ensemble
Michelle Bouey - Swing
Karim Butt - Sam
Sameer Cash - Fadi
Alyssa Curto - Ensemble
Brandon McGibbon - Jonathan
Kevin McLachlan - Lucas
Ali Momen - Waleed
Kale Penny - Swing
Talia Schlanger - Kate
Tahirih Vejdani - Didi
CREATIVE TEAM
Mary Francis Moore, Director
Bob Foster, Orchestrations and Music Supervision
Marc Kimelman, Choreographer
Ahmed Moneka, Playwright
Jesse LaVercombe, Playwright
The Tragically Hip, Songs
Richard Evans, Music Director/Additional Orchestrations/Keyboard Programming
Levon Ichkhanian, Music Coordinator
Haneul Yi, Music Preparation
Scott Penner, Set Designer
Joyce Padua, Costume Designer
Jason Hand, Lighting Designer
Ranil Sonnadara, Sound Designer
Sarah O’Brecht, Associate Director
Jamie McRoberts, Apprentice Director
Kyla Musselman, Associate Choreographer
Greg Carruthers, Intimacy Director
Jamie Woods, Associate Sound Designer
Lisa Van Oorschot, Assistant Lighting Designer
Beatrice Campbell, Production Stage Manager
Josephine Ho, Stage Manager
Jasmyne Leisemer, Assistant Stage Manager
Sarena Abramson, Apprentice Stage Manager
MUSICIANS
Lindsay Clark, Keyboard/Acoustic Guitar
Aubrey Dayle, Drums/Percussion
Adam Diderrich, Violin
Richard Evans, Keyboards
David Gray, Guitar
Jon Maharaj, Bass
Dobrochna Zubek, Cello
This event has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, administered by The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation
Produced by permission of David and Hannah Mirvish and Michael Rubinoff
Co-Producers: National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts and its National Creation Fund
It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken is developed in partnership with Thousand Islands Playhouse, and further developed at The Creative School Chrysalis at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Season Sponsors: Jane & Michael Schwenger
Title Sponsor: Effort Trust
Media Presenting Sponsor: CHCH
Hospitality Sponsor: Next Steps Planning INC
Photo of the company of It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken by Dahlia Katz Photography
